Uh-oh. Looks like Israel will be keeping those. I think Israel should arrest Abbas for murder. He is, after all, responsible for organizing and arranging murder of eleven Israeli athletes in Munich in 1972. There is no statute of limitations on murder. The "palestinians" are once again proving just how stupid and shortsighted they are.

...to stop these payments?

Something to justify Erekats and Ashrawis over inflated salary, expenses and their sense of inflated self worth So while all their efforts go into a worthless endeavour that is going to invite a torrent of counter claims, lawsuits that will drag on for decades and will drag Israeli-Palestinian relations to new depths..the Palestinian Economy and Prosperity in other words OUR NATIONAL INTEREST SUFFERS to pander to the arrogance and petulance of schoolchild antics

I think Netanyahu's government understands why they were elected. So I suppose the answer to your question is "yes." The Israeli people have spoken. Prime Minister Netanyahu has an overwhelming mandate. He can form a government without the whiny and demanding religious parties, and everyone in the Coalition will just have to learn that they can make do with the ministerial portfolios they are awarded. Of course, there is an alternative. Israel can simply annex Judea and Samaria, expel the illegal Arab occupiers -- to Gaza, most likely -- and that would include Abbas, Erekat and the rest of that despicable terrorist rabble. You need to understand -- and most people do not -- that these "tax payments" are collected within the State of Israel from Arab citizens who do not pay taxes to the State of Israel. That's going to change. Even the most disloyal of Norwegians pay taxes to Norway, correct? Why shouldn't Israeli Arabs -- who enjoy the highest standard of living of Arabs anywhere in the Middle East (short of a bunch of oil-drenched "princes") -- not pay for the privilege of being citizens of Israel? If they object; fine. We'll send them to Gaza, too. Then they can pay their taxes to the "palestinians." Do you see that happening? I don't. Israeli Arabs are perfectly happy -- like Arabs everywhere -- to pay lip service to the "palestinians" and whatever corrupt governments those "palestinians" choose to form -- but I don't see them MOVING to areas controlled by their precious "palestinians." That's going to have to change. You can either be Israeli or something else. If Israeli Arabs want to remain Israeli citizens, they can damned well pay for the privilege, just like all other Israelis. If not -- well, Gaza beckons. Let's see how many Israeli Arabs depart for there. My guess? Not one. Not a single, solitary one. Nothing like hypocrisy, eh, Johannes? The Israeli Arab population needs to understand this. Whether they want to or not, there is a strong possibility that we will send them to their "palestinian" brethren. It won't be their option; it will be ours. So I suspect they will gladly and cheerfully start paying taxes to the country which gives them such a high standard of living and such freedom. That would be Israel. Those who object, are free to leave. Those who object may just well find themselves being sent. Israel is not interested in cultivating a bunch of Quislings. Do you know about Vidkun, Johannes? Do you remember what happened to him? Why should Israeli Arabs expect different treatment?

Honey, the "palestinian" so-called leadership have been leading the "palestinian" people down a garden path for the better part of seven decades. Israel will not be dislodged. Israel is here to stay. We're the best and the ONLY friends the "palestinian" people have ever had. Look at everything we have done for you. What do you think will happen when Israel's patience and the patience of the Jewish people finally comes to an end? We're almost there, Sammy. Do you realize? What is it in the "palestinian" mindset that allows the "palestinian" people to be so completely deluded? For seven decades? That defies all reason. I'm sorry, but there is no going back to Akko. There is no going back to Jaffa, or Haifa, or wherever. Wars count for something, and the "palestinians" ended up on the wrong side of all of them. There is no going back. The "palestinians" have bet on the wrong horse, each and every time. It only gets worse from here. Doesn't anyone realize this? And how long are the "palestinian" people willing to put up with so-called "leaders" that have plundered their future just to enrich themselves? I don't know that the "palestinian" people's political immaturity and stupidity can be fixed, and I am relatively certain that the damage cannot be undone. Sorry, but it's over. Everyone understands this. Except the "palestinians." That's where you need to start your campaign. With the people. They've been lied to, deluded and stolen from at every step of the way -- by the very people they trusted. I don't know if that can be fixed, or even if anyone should bother.